Archives for August 2015

Innovations in Medical Manufacturing at WESTEC 2015

Keynote on Unconventional Innovation Project at Medtronic and Exclusive Education Sessions Highlight Region’s Leading Role in Medical Device Development and Manufacturing

August 17, 2015 (LOS ANGELES) – In preparation for WESTEC 2015 – the premier West Coast manufacturing event – SME has released details about the Medical Manufacturing Innovations (MMI) Series, which will spotlight companies and information related to one of manufacturing’s most inventive sectors. Southern California is recognized as having the highest level of medical device and biomedical manufacturing development in the world, and this year’s event will reflect that through education sessions and an exclusive keynote.

In his keynote, sponsored by Autodesk, Gerardo de la Concha, vice president of Mexico operations at Medtronic, will share insight from his company’s experience spearheading an unconventional innovation project to reverse engineer and develop a medical device using Nitinol, a metal alloy of nickel and titanium with the unique properties of shape memory and super elasticity. These properties allowed the Medtronic team to take a new approach to development and create unique devices.